Ring spinning and twisting apparatus.



PATENTED MAR. 13, 1906.

J. HAYDEN, JR.

RING SPINNIN G AND TWISTING APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.27,1904.

, UNITED STATES JOEL HAYDEN, JR., OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR,BY. MESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO HAYDEN MACHINERY OF MAINE.

PATENT OFFICE.

COMPANY, A CORPORATION RING SPINNING A ND TWISTING APPARATUS.

No.'s14,e44.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 13, 1906.

Application filed December 2'7} 1904. Serial No. 238,282.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOEL HAYDEN, Jr., a citizen of the United States,residing in Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ring Spinning andTwisting Apparatus, of which the following is a specification. f

This invention relates to that class-of ring spinning and twistingapparatus in which the ring is non-rotativethat is, while it may havesome slight horizontal or approximately rotative movement such movementdoes not entitle it to be termed a rotary ring, as there is nocontinuous movement and of course no complete rotation. The ringhelongs, therefore, to the. class usually termed stationary rings. I

This invention has for its principal objects to prevent the wearing ofthe lower flange of the ring, such wear being commonly pro-' duced bythe vibration of the ring and its direct contact with the supportingplate or holder; to obviate the necessity for mutilating the ringinorder to apply clips or similarv devices extending from thesupporting-plate, thus enabling the ring to be reversed, and to impartsteadiness and stability to the ring, preventing umping and substitutingfor the usual vibrations or reciprocations even move- .ments onelliptical or other curved lines,

whereby the spinning or twisting spindles may be run athigher speeds.

The nature ofthe invention is fully described below, andillustrated inthe accompa nying. drawings, in which Figure 1 is a plan'view of aspinning-ring,

the supporting plate or holder, and an im-. proved ring or memberintermediate of said spinning-ring and holder, 'all in position on thering-rail and embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a similar view with thespinning-ring removed. Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on line 3 3,Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of the supporting plate or holderremoved.

Similar letters of reference indicate correspohding parts. Thesplnning-ring a is constructed in the ordinary manner and provided withthe upper and lower flanges b and c.

d represents the supportmg plate or holder,

and e the ring-rail. The spinning-ring does not rest directly on theholder, but is seated on the flat ledge or surfacef of an intermediatemember g, said memberbeing in the form of a ring which is preferablycircular in shape and of about the same diameter as the spinning-ring.This intermediate member g rests directly on the holder d and is sprungover the outer edge of the lower flange c by means of the upturned andinturned annular lip h. This ring member g having once been sprung intoposltlon over and around the lower flange c remains permanently in suchposition, being tight on the spinning-ring and is removable only byprying or forcing it off. Moreover, 7

this member g is weighted substantially evenly throughout-that is tosay, it is made relatively very thick and heavy, as indicated weightedor heavy intermediate ringthat' .is, the portion lettered gis providedwith a in Fig. 3the weight therebyvbeing distrib number of. saythreehorizontal openings or passages 7c, said passages extending downbelow the surface of the flat ledgef, which constitutes an inner flangeand an annular seat for the spinning-ring. The supporting plate orholder d is provided on its outer edge or periphery with a number ofclips which are integral with the holder, which correspond in number andlocation with the passages 7c and are somewhat narrower than saidpassages. These clips comprise the vertical portions m and theinwardly-extending horizontal portions n, which are, adapted to projectover the outer curved edge Z, Fig. 2, of the bottom of the passage kbetween the walls of said pas- I sages, thus holding down theintermediate ring g hand through its agency the spinningring a, It willbe noticed that the inner edges of the horizontal portions 7 of theclips are curved at their opposite ends or corners, as. indicated at p.The passages k are also provided with flaring entrances .produced byoppositely curving the edges of 'the vertical roo portion g of theintermediate ring, as shown at 8. By means of these curvatures p and sthe portions ofthe intermediate ring next turned portions of the clipsand sticking as the intermediate ring and spinning-ring move rotatlvelyor vibrate in any direction. As such movements of the ring occur theeffect of these curvatures is to deflect the ring and to change itsvibratory or reciprocating movement into a practically continuousmovement on elliptical or curved lines or perhaps on circular lines, thecircles being of course small and having their centers at points not farfrom the points of contact of two adjacent curvatures p 8. Thus there isa tendency to prevent purely reciprocating horizontal movement orvibration.

The relatively heavy weighted member 9 imparts great steadiness andstability to the spinning-ring, having a tendency to produce a glidingmovement and to prevent jerking or jumping, whereby a high speed of thespindle may be attained. The spinning-ring is held almost continuouslyfor its entire circumference by the intermediate ring, thus impartingsteadiness-to its movement and enabling the spinning-ring to followsteadily and smoothly a spindle which is inclined from theperpendicular, keeping said spindle in the center. By means of theintermediate member wearing of the lower flange on the ring isprevented, as there is no relative movement between said flange andintermediate member.

It is evident that as the clips grasp directly the intermediate memberinstead of the spinning-ring mutilation of the lower flange of thespinning-ring is prevented and the ring can be reversed. The additionalthickness of the intermediate ring is applied on its outer edge orperiphery, thus weighting it on its outer edge and outside of thespinningring, thereby applying the weight where the leverage will begreatest and where it will be most efficient.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In an apparatus of the character described, the spinning-ring, thesupporting plate or holder, a permanent member intermediate of thespinning-ring and the supporting plate or holder and rigid with saidspinning-ring and conforming substantially in shape thereto, and meansfor connecting said plate or holder and intermediate member whereby saidintermediate member is allowed to move horizontally only on the surfaceof the plate or holder but prevented. from continuous rotative movement.

2. In an apparatus of the character described, the spinning-ring, thesupporting plate or holder, a permanent ring intermediate of thespinning-ring and the supporting plate or holder and rigid with thespinningring and resting wholly on the horizontal surface of the plateor holder, and means for connecting said plate or holder andintermediate ring whereby the intermediate ring is allowed to movehorizontally on said plate or holder and is in contact therewith duringthe entire horizontal movement.

3. In an apparatus of the character described, the spinning-ring, thesupporting plate or holder having a flat horizontal upper surface, apermanent ring-shaped weighted member intermediate with thespinning-ring and the supporting plate or holder and rigid with thespinning-ring and resting on the horizontal surface of the plate orholder, and means for connecting said plate or holder and theintermediate ring whereby the intermedi ate ring is allowed curvedhorizontal movement on lines which are non-concentric with the peripheryof the spinning-ring but prevented from continuous rotative movement.

4. In an apparatus of the character described, a spinning-ring; astationary plate or holder, a member intermediate of the spinning-ringand plate or holder and rigid with the ring, said member being providedwith passages having oppositely-curved edges; and engaging mechanismextending from the plate or holder into said. passages, said engagingmechanism being provided at its contact ends with curvatures oppositethe curvatures in said passages, for the purpose set forth.

5. I11 an apparatus of the character described, a spinning-ring; astationary plate or holder, a member intermediate of the spinning-ringand plate or holder and rigid with the ring, said member being providedwith horizontal passages; and engaging mechanism extending from theplate or holder into said passages and being provided with rounded orcurved edges at the points where it comes into horizontal contact withthe walls of said passages, for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOEL HAYDEN, JR. Witnesses HENRY IV. WILLIAMS, A. K. H001).

